Civilian labor force on the rise in LouisianaBATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s civilian labor force grew by 83,212 over the year to 2,185,988 in November, according to not seasonally adjusted November data released today by the Louisiana Workforce Co...

St. Mary's girls basketball wins championshipCoach Johnny Cox guided the St. Mary’s girls basketball team to a district 3-1 A championship over Logansport with a 61-45 victory. On first row from left are Ann Evans, Cheyenne Doty, Makenzie Met...

Man dies after fall at Red River MillPhillip Whitehead, 57, of Winnfield died from injuries sustained during a fall at the International Paper-Red River Mill near Campti Jan. 30 at 11 a.m., according to Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Vic...

Members appointed to Board of SupervisorsGov. Bobby Jindal announced appointments to the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors Jan. 8. The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors’ responsibilities include, but ar...

Local keeps nuisance predators at bayCharles Brossette, electrical superintendent for the City of Natchitoches, killed a bobcat near his home in Cloutierville. Brossette likes hunting deer and turkey on a Wildlife Management Area near...

South Drive utility project to begin MondayThe City of Natchitoches advises the public that construction will begin on South Drive from Keyser Avenue to Hancock Avenue Monday, Feb. 2. The construction project will include relocating water a...

APHN wins Louey AwardThe Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches (APHN) won a Louey Award for Best Festival/Event of the year in honor of their work at the Lemee House for Natchitoches’ Tri-Centennial...

State Police add equipment to HazMat fieldBaton Rouge – Louisiana State Police added new pieces of training equipment to the Joint Emergency Services Training Center (JESTC) located in Zachary. These additions to the Hazardous Materials (H...

Concealed carry class scheduled for next SaturdayNorthwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education will offer a Louisiana Concealed Carry class Saturday, Feb. 7. The class is for those age 21 or older who want to obtai...

Clawson part of panel on health care challengesBATON ROUGE – Dr. Dana Clawson, dean of the College of Nursing and School of Allied Health at Northwestern State University, participated in a panel discussion during a day long meeting in Baton Ro...